Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/29/2012

• 'Premier Kan behoedde Japan voor een nog grotere ramp' - Tsunami Grote Oceaan - TROUW

• Inside Fukushima Daiichi: Think Pink - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• Scientists: Far more cesium released than previously believed - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Report says Kan's meddling disrupted Fukushima response - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• 'Japan overwoog evacuatie Tokio' - Radio 1

• Fukushima farmer presses Tepco to look after abandoned animals | The Japan Times Online

• Tepco to pay ¥600,000 to pregnant voluntary evacuees | The Japan Times Online

• Panel lays bare Fukushima recipe for disaster | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/28/2012

• Japan Considered Evacuating Tokyo During Nuclear Crisis, Report Says - NYTimes.com

• Japan hid scale of nuclear disaster, report says - CBC News

• 880,000 pensions hit by Japan investment scandal | Bangkok Post: news

• BBC News - Japan cabinet bills seek to strengthen coast guard

• Foreign journalists club in Tokyo loses its luster - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Is Japan Doomed? - Atlantic Mobile

• Regering Japan overwoog evacuatie Tokyo na kernramp - De aardbeving in Japan - VK

• Tepco's political tentacles | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/27/2012

• Japan one year on: What's changed? - CNN.com

• AFP: Japan PM says 'sorry' to Okinawa in US base row

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/26/2012

• Media continues to despair over Japan's fall | The Japan Times Online

• Fuji-san: reflections on Japan's iconic mother mountain | The Japan Times Online

• National bicycle policy needed | The Japan Times Online

• Radiation still high around Fukushima No. 1 | The Japan Times Online

• Skepticism grows over scientists quake forecasts | The Japan Times Online

• Japanese fart scroll He-gassen fart battle - JapanSugoi - Everything Cool about Japan

• iPhone Accessory: A Window into Japan's Train Fanatics - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• ‘Lonely’ Starvation Deaths Prompt Soul-Searching in Japan - ABC News

• Foreign residents decrease by 55,000 : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• TEPCO must be proactive in nuke crisis compensation negotiations - The Mainichi Daily News

• Over 97% of Japanese Know Their Blood Type | Japan Probe

• Japan het land van diepste poeder?

• K.T. Hiraoka: Containing Fukushima: Saving Japan From Itself (Part I)

• NOS.nl

• Firm loses 200 billion yen in pension funds / AIJ told to halt business; other probes planned : Business : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/25/2012

• Nuclear Experts Finger Japan's Lax Safety Culture - WSJ.com

• Japan govt to seek Tepco board resignation-media

• Tokyo Bay to get tsunami upgrade | The Japan Times Online

• Noda keeps pressing DPJ on tax hike | The Japan Times Online

• U.S. Penalizes Japan’s Largest Organized-Crime Group - NYTimes.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/24/2012

• Japanse advocaat Erwin Vermeulen kritisch op openbaar aanklager - Regios - Brabants Dagblad

• Le Presse japonaise predit le "big one" a Tokyo

• Civil servant pay cuts clear Lower House | The Japan Times Online

• Japan’s crown prince suggests lightening the load for emperor, recovering from heart surgery - The Washington Post

• Cesium found 640 km off Fukushima in June | The Japan Times Online

• Amazon verkoopt walvisvlees - Bedreigde Dieren - De Morgen

• Japans restaurant met modieuze Belgische twist - Restaurant - Culinair - KnackWeekend.be

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/23/2012

• kjeld Duits: In Japan zijn contracten erg belangrijk (NOS)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/22/2012

• Japan bedekt radioactieve zeebodem met beton - Buitenland - TROUW

• Sea Shepherd-activist in Japan vrijgesproken - Binnenland - Algemeen - Nieuws - Stentor

• 'Thank You' visitor campaign starts | The Japan Times Online

• Just 5% of Tohoku disaster debris disposed of | The Japan Times Online

• Ex-post office worker on trial for embezzlement accused of stealing firefighter gear - The Mainichi Daily News

• Tokyo could be hit with stronger earthquake than thought - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Obesity rates rise, threaten health in OECD nations - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• U.S. Nuke Official Chuck Castro:

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/21/2012

• Olympus executive in India found dead in apparent suicide - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Another Look at the Inside of Tepco's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• the qualia journal: St. Valentine’s day, the Japanese way.

• the qualia journal: How a Japanese prime minister has become MHP.

• yokohama life: yokohama rides and rentals - Carryme to Kamakura

• Japanese Fart Battle Scroll | Japan Probe

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/20/2012

• BBC News - Japan's trade deficit hits record high on fuel imports

• UPDATE 2-Japan's record trade deficit highlights weakening Chinese demand | Reuters

• handelstekort Japan naar record

• TELEVIEWS / Sunny forecast for weather presenters seeking TV debut : DY Weekend : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/19/2012

• Nuke crisis caused by Japan, not quake: Kan | The Japan Times Online

• Media ratchets up fear of another major earthquake | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/18/2012

• deredactie.be: Hartoperatie Japanse keizer Akihito is geslaagd

• Japan wil BTW verdrievoudigen (NOS)

• Japanse beving verstoorde zeeleven - Scientias.nl

• Diminishing Waistlines, a Japanese Health Problem - ABC News

• Japan emperor's heart bypass surgery 'successful' (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/17/2012

• Insight: Japan slowly wakes up to doomsday debt risk

• SCK•CEN en Japan Atomic Energy Agency verlengen samenwerkingsovereenkomst

• Nuclear crisis makes Japan ex-PM Kan an energy apostle | Reuters

• The Olympus scandal: Arrested development | The Economist

• Panel OKs lower cesium limit for food | The Japan Times Online

• Emperor Akihito enters hospital for heart surgery - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• 7 Arrested in Olympus Accounting Cover-Up - NYTimes.com

• Nederlandse dierenactivist in Japanse cel kan morgen vrijkomen - België - HLN

• End of the line nears for '300 Series' bullet trains - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/16/2012

• Japanese Official Says Nation’s Atomic Rules Are Flawed - NYTimes.com

• Grote kans op nieuwe beving bij kerncentrale Fukushima - Tsunami Grote Oceaan - TROUW

• Japan Planned Review of Tsunami Risk, but Too Late - ABC News

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/15/2012

• Fukushima farming hard row to hoe | The Japan Times Online

• Japan’s Central Bank Marks a Goal for Higher Inflation - NYTimes.com

• De Aziatische Tijger » Japan pompt 97 miljard euro in economie

• Will Japan hold a referendum to scrap nuclear power? - CSMonitor.com

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/14/2012

• Japan Earthquake Anniversary: Nuclear Evacuees Scarred By Disaster One Year Later

• Put children before politics | The Japan Times Online

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/13/2012

• UPDATE 3-Japan minister threatens to block Tepco bailout | Reuters

• New crater appeared on Mt.Fuji | Fukushima Diary

• Miljardenverlies uitbater centrale Fukushima | nu.nl/beurs | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl

• NISA: Glitch likely causing high temperature readings at reactor - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan’s electricity industry: Power politics | The Economist

• In Japan, screaming "I love you" for Valentine's - CBS News

• TEPCO: No. 2 reactor’s temperature hits 82 degrees - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Bypassoperatie voor Japanse keizer Akihito - Belga Algemeen - Knack.be - Knack.be

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/12/2012

• Swindlers continue to scam the elderly out of their savings | The Japan Times Online

• Depression is a national ailment that demands open recognition in Japan | The Japan Times Online

• This country needs a lot more lovin' | The Japan Times Online

• Fukushima evacuation zone to be decontaminated in stages - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan: failure or success? | The Japan Times Online

• Can apps boost the Japanese male libido? | ZDNet

• Japan: Anti-Nuclear Power Rally Held, Thousands March - The Huffington Post

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/11/2012

• Japanse topregisseur maakt documentaire ro... (Sint-Niklaas) - Het Nieuwsblad

• Japanese Documentary About Sea Shepherd’s Protest Activities in Taiji (English Subtitles) | Japan Probe

• sukekomashi-gaijin - Tonari No Totoro

• De Aziatische Tijger » In Japan gearresteerde activist krijgt steun uit Hollywood

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/10/2012

• Mirrorless cameras all the rage at photo industry show (Asahi)

• Despite Fukushima disaster, anti-nuclear activists fight uphill battle in Japan - CSMonitor.com

• Camera show breaks SLR mystique | The Japan Times Online

• Will shrinking the Diet solve anything? | The Japan Times Online

• Japan priest fights invisible demon: radiation | Reuters

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/09/2012

• Getting Married In Japan - The Huffington Post

• Japan's unique recruitment system no longer working - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/08/2012

• Air radiation drops after snowfall / But decontamination necessary, levels will rise once snow melts, experts say : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

• Barbier-bier van Luc De Smet te koop in Tokio (Melle) - Het Nieuwsblad

• De harde winter van verlaten huisdieren in Fukushima - Bedreigde Dieren - HLN

• Rare photos from early Meiji Era shine a light on changing Japan - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Temperature in part of Fukushima No. 2 reactor rises to 70 C (Mainichi)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/07/2012

• TEPCO struggles to cool Fukushima plant's No. 2 reactor - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• As Japan’s Tech Sector Struggles, the Winner is…Hitachi? - Japan Real Time - WSJ

• “Disbelief”: Japan gov’t discontinued radiation monitoring program weeks after meltdowns — Had been operating for over 50 years, a world record « ENENews.com

• ‘Het moet niet te lang meer duren’ - Vaarkrant | Het laatste watersport nieuws leest u op vaarkrant.nl van De Telegraaf [Vaarkrant]

• Fukushima's Nuclear Exclusion Zone Shows Few Signs of Life - Page 1

• Fietsvakantie in Japan primeur op Fiets- en Wandelbeurs

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/06/2012

• La crise identitaire de Hello Kitty (Japon Information)

• Anti-Nuclear Tokyo Mayor Challenges Tepco, Big Utilities (Japan Real Time)

• Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations, to attend EGM (Reuters)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/05/2012

• Corporate banker in Japan: 'I don't see much innovation coming out of the UK' (guardian.co.uk)

• Too hot for Cool Japan? (Asian Correspondent)

• Nekt het liefdeshuwelijk Japan? (Trouw)

• Facts, facts and more facts: 'Education' in Japan now only befits the past (Japan Times)

• Todai calls for change, but will others follow? (Japan Times)

• Nuclear crisis given lightweight treatment (Japan Times)

• Immigration cuts lengthy detention for foreigners (Japan Times)

• US to move 4,700 Marines from Japan to Guam: reports (AFP)

• Japan's technology giants faced down disaster – but the new enemy is doubt (The Guardian)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/04/2012

• Focus: Japan's manufacturing industry faces grim prospects (Mainichi)

• 10 of the best contemporary art galleries in Tokyo (guardian)

• Vergrijzing is een ware ramp voor Japan (Trouw)

• Alweer een radioactief lek in Fukushima (deredactie.be)

• Panasonic stevent af op recordverlies deredactie.be)

• With Risk, Japanese City Takes On Once Accepted Fact of Life - Its Gangsters (NYTimes)

• Straffe verhalen: den Barbier van Melle tot Japan (Het Nieuwsblad)

• As red ink flows, Japanese firms struggle to keep manufacturing at home (CSMonitor)

• Japan's Lucky Direction sushi a traditional mouthful (Reuters)

• More Leaks Found At Crippled Japan Nuclear Plant (Fox News)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/03/2012

• 'Naked' festival (Asahi)

• City switches off TEPCO for its electricity needs (Asahi)

• Japan getroffen door sneeuwstormen en lawines (De Aziatische Tijger)

• New Sony CEO Faces Historic Losses and Global Challenges (Time)

• Ukrainian nuclear experts say Japan residents should be able to return home (Washington Post)

• A Fukushima, des maires français face à "l'ennemi invisible" (Le monde)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/02/2012

• Heavy snow paralyzes northern Japan; 3 killed in avalanche (The Washington Post)

• Yakuza labor structure formed base of nuclear industry (Asahi)

• GOJ ministries block foreign firms from helping tsunami-stricken Japanese, using bureaucratic stonewalling (debito)

• Sony's new boss: Same old or new different? (The Economist)

• Dairy firms to disclose milk radiation test results (Japan Times)

• Snow death toll hits 52 in northern and eastern Japan (Yomiuri)

• Radioactive 'water leak' at Japan nuclear plant (AFP)

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Japan Nieuwsbrief 02/01/2012

• Fukushima puts East Asia nuclear policies on notice | The Japan Times Online

• IF YOU LOVE THIS PLANET :: A Weekly Radio Program with Dr. Helen Caldicott » Blog Archive » Kono Taro on Japan’s reaction to the Fukushima nuclear disaster

• Analysis:Nuclear crisis bolsters Japan push for utilities reform

• Despite first loss in 30 years, Nintendo is still a contender | The Japan Times Online

• Japan’s Nuclear Plant Safety Tests Ignore Lessons of Fukushima - Businessweek

• deredactie.be: Groot aantal lekken in centrale Fukushima

• Japan zoekt nog steeds naar vermiste slachtoffers tsunami - Extreme Aarde - De Morgen

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